Announcer says teams got a break with the weather - they are much more active than expected. I guess the rain cooled things off?
Kester barrels down field and crosses in at the endline with 2 players in box, but it is cleared by Iverson.
Mostly Philly, but SD has gotten loose a few times. Sauer has been pretty feisty on D so far and running down the left flank. Kester is snappy.
As I said in another thread, feisty is probably a word that is misused a lot as it comes from the Old English "feist" which means "to break wind." Was that really what you meant?
SD has had most of possession last few minutes, but no real chances yet. Oh....Fleeting broke through then got closed down by a few Philly players and tried to chip ball over Moore, but a bit too high and over the goal.
Nice pass to Fleets who beat offside trap but Moore comes up big. Corner kick SD. Cleared by Philly. Sent back in by SD and cleared by Fair in front of open goal. Big flurry with SD taking shots, clearing by Philly and SD sending back in. Now a Philly throw in.
Fan is on fire on D. Pichon a step ahead in box, but Fan cleanly tackles. Philly throw in, Fan called for foul on Pichon just outside of box. Philly free kick. Just over cross bar but looks like Smo had it if it would have dropped.
Mac had free kick - shoots it over wall and bending down, but Moore stops it - bobbles it, but gains control.
Ok - Tanaka, Fan, Kraus - Defense Kester runs with ball down right side. Crosses in but stopped by Philly.
Shot by Mac. Moore saves. Mid looks like - Mac, Foudy, Mascaro, Tietjen, Sauer although the glimpse of the lineup I got showed Fleeting and Mac up top.
Pass into Pichon, Fan clears with a header. Announcer mentioned wet, slippery ball and grass from rain.
From match tracker, for what it is worth. San Diego Spirit -- Carly Smolak, Anna Kraus, Fan Yunjie, Rhiannon Tanaka, Joy Fawcett, Amy Sauer, Julie Foudy, Jen Mascaro, Sherrill Kester, Shannon MacMillan, Julie Fleeting. Philadelphia Charge -- Melissa Moore, Lorrie Fair, Erica Iverson, Jennifer Tietjen, Jenny Benson, Kerry Connors, Liu Ailing, Rebekah McDowell, Stacey Tullock, Zhao Lihong, Marinette Pichon.
hehe - I am either confusing Philly's Tietjen or confusing Kraus with Tietjen. Sorry about that. How could I have forgotten about Joy!! And it seemd like Pickup was going out on the field before match started. Sorry about that one.
She doesn't seem to be showing any ill effects. Pass into box for Fleeting, heads it forward but right into Moore, who bobbles it behind her. Fleets and defender race for it, but Philly defender gets to it first.